Title of article :
Notes on the Snake Eel Neenchelys buitendijki (Ophichthidae: Myrophinae), a New Record for Malaysia
Author/Authors :
Ho, Hsuan-Ching National Dong Hwa University - Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology - National Museum of Marine Biology Aquarium, Taiwan , Teoh, Hong-Wooi university of malaya - Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences/Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Chong, Ving-Ching university of malaya - Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences/Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia
Abstract :
Neenchelys buitendijki Weber and de Beaufort, 1916 from Malaysia is reported for the first time. Five specimens collected from Matang, Peninsular Malaysia, represent the third record in the Indo-western Pacific region. A detailed description is provided to document the species into the fish fauna of Malaysia.
Keywords :
Anguilliformes , fish , Neenchelys , new record , taxonomy
